Evidently so. I seem to recall reading that the Yakuza in particular favored LHD.

I did something very irresponsible, I bought a M6 project last weekend in Dallas. It runs and drives but "oh my" does it need love....and lots of it.

that Euro E12 5'er posted by Wilnj is lovely.

If you need a dash core to experiment with recovering, happy to send you a cracked one from an '85 M635. Also have an e28 cracked dash... both are just hanging on the wall in my garage

I might be interested in the E28 dash - how badly is it cracked?

I'll take pictures this weekend

Which 5 speed?

87911jon - I'm also interested in a cracked dash that I can use a science project, happy to cover shipping and pay you for it.

I have a Getrag265 out of a '81 E12. The problem is that I have a '71 targa in the early stages of restoration sitting in the garage. If I can convince a friend to loan me their garage for a couple days I could probably get the transmission and suspension bits installed. I've been sitting on the transmission for almost 5 years so clearly I'm not in a hurry

635 dash is on the left (leather shrinkage), e28 on the right. Free to a good home, PM me if you're invested or want more photoshttp://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1636901145.jpg

Something is wrong with the Forum. PM Sent a while ago...you may not have gotten it...

tried to send you a PM or two and nadda...

PM is up and working!

PM sent on the 635 dash.
Thanks

E28's have a rear taillight seal issue and a trunk lid seal issue. It's a bad design and it's important to stay on top of it, otherwise you'll have a tire-well full of water which will then find it's way into the back seat and you can end up with a rusted trunk floor and a ruined carpet... (I was hugely relieved to find my trunk floor is still solid and rust free. The carpet is another matter,
Don't do this:
Somewhere along the line a PO glued the seal onto the body and the taillight housing (out of frustration, I guess, because the pass side wasn't glued, doesn't leak and the drivers side was still leaking)
I have to clean up this mess and then I still have to fix the leak.
Vintage cars, baby!http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1637722182.jpg
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It is weird to me that the German engineers didn't design drainage into the trunk and spare tire well. E28s can let water into the trunk from so many places - rear window, trunklid, taillights, license plate lights, antenna, C-pillar trim, I'm sure there's more. The taillights especially - two big opening, sealed by only a thin strip of foam, right where aerodynamics wants to suck rain into the trunk cavity.

Have you ever seen cars with drainage in the trunk? I don't think it can be done, way too close to the exhaust. On the e60 and possibly others they placed electronics in below the spare tire, that way you know when you have a leak in the trunk, LOL, unfortunately I am being serious about that.

Here's the weep holes in the bottom of the tire well. Tiny little things. Probably a good idea to make clearing these a regular maintenance chore....

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http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1638306516.jpg

Having a LHD car in Japan was more of a status symbol. You could afford to have a non-JDM vehicle and it was cool. lol In 1982, LHD cars were even more a status symbol than today. My ex used to drive a VW Passat and an Alfa when she was growing up in Osaka in the 80s. Then she switched to AMG Benzes. The 893s loved Benzes.

E21's were the same.

I had to replace the tail light seals and trunk seal in order to get my E21 dry after a wash.


Question for the early BMW guys, I am considering a 123 Dizzy for my M10 engine, my Points / condenser dizzy is making me mad and I am happy spending sub $500 to make that issue go away. Hard cold starts being the biggest issue.

Thoughts?

$61k for a very nice, S38 swapped 535 E28!!

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1988-bmw-535is-28/

What a build - no expense spared. Leather dash is lovely.

If the theory holds that a rising tide floats all boats,
is my cheap car now worth cheap-plus?

Maybe. Either way, that is a really, really nice E28 and I don't think it could be replicated for the money much less the money and aggravations and time.

I was watching that and drooling.

Adding up all the cars I should sell to bid on it. LOL!!


Friday last week, the wife and I were going into downtown Stuart to an Artwalk then we were going to walk to dinner in downtown.

As soon as we roll into downtown, I stop to let a pedestrian use a crosswalk and get rear ended.

The girl that hit us was maybe 20 years old, shaking like a leaf, she was looking to the left to make sure she could go and thought I went, did not realize I stopped for the really poorly placed crosswalk.

She drove into me never hitting the brakes. We exchange info. I spend the weekend shopping for bumper parts, all the parts I need ran $1,100. Then the shipping, our host here will not even ship the bumper, pick up only. ECS and Turner parts too, sadly neither one had all I needed so 2 orders. $400 in shipping!!

Plus some sheet metal damage, going to see if the paintless dent removal guy can do his magic.

As I add this all up, it will top $2K with paint and addressing the dent in the sheet metal. I had the most profitable year last year ever and this year is shaping up to be more of the same. I am going to tell the girl to pick one, pay the dent guy or the paint guy and we will call it even.

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-X95S6GB-L.jpg

This thread is a great idea. Seems more relevant to put these cars together by period, instead of all 5-series E12 to G-whatever.

Not sure what my son was thinking, I honestly thought I'd imparted more practicality in him. He showed me his new old driver that his wife kindly 'allowed' him to buy.
Not sure if it belongs in this thread but thought I'd share here.
He's already modified it with wheel spacers, de-badged it and has an exhaust for it on order. Dealer added the tint for him too.http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1644608804.JPG
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He let me drive it to see how it goes.
For as big as it is it is a ROCKETSHIP.

Gawd how things have changed

Let us know if she actually pays you. I bet she won't

Ouch, sorry to see the bumper damage. Hope it gets fixed properly and back on its feet soon.

If that happened to my Euro E24, I'm not sure what I would do as you simply cannot get bumper parts anymore even from Europe...sadly.

I've been working on my US-spec '86 sharknose and did something interesting. I removed the heavy and ugly US bumper supports and made new ones out of aluminum effectively tucking them and giving the car a Euro look. I'm pleased with the result...and I saved about 40-lbs in weight in doing so. It took about three weeks and lots of trial and error before getting it just right.

I've been asked by several owners to put this into production and wish I could but as I'm not a shop and can't crank out widgets, its just going to be a one off for the time being.

http://bigcoupe.com/phpBB2/download/file.php?id=33071

http://bigcoupe.com/phpBB2/download/file.php?id=33072

Before:
http://bigcoupe.com/phpBB2/download/file.php?id=33157

After:
http://bigcoupe.com/phpBB2/download/file.php?id=33098


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More E28s!
 

We've had 4 e28s in my family: 2 535i's and 2 535is's, so it's great to see these cars gaining appreciation and value.

Here's my current 535is. Had it since 2008: 230,000 miles, engine never opened, everything works, runs and drives perfectly and looks good from 50 feet, but needs paint.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1644683848.jpg

Nice looking car. Can you tell me more about the style 5's? Did you need to use a spacer? If you needed spacers did you need longer lugs? What size are the tires?

Nice Bimmer!

I bought those wheels used years ago and don't remember what they came from. I don't use spacers. Not enough clearance in the rear. The tires are 205/55-16s.

Thanks!

...and $65.5K for a very nice 22k mile US 535i automatic.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1988-bmw-535i-5/


http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1645214037.jpg

...and it's not even an M5.

.....it's not even a three pedal.

It's official...US dollars are close to worthless. Pretty soon, we will be wiping our ass with them.

Lots of money for a e28, but that is really low miles, doubt there is many with under 50k miles, and great colour, really like that Alpine white. Likely still a better car then what you can pick up new now for $60k. I like the look of the stock rims but those Michelin TRX are a useless setup, I left the original rims with the previous owner.

Continuing to work on my '84 M635

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